Melanotus communis(MELNCO)
Hosts
Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
| Organism | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Ipomoea batatas (IPOBA) | Major host | |
* Baumler Willis R, Abney MR, Kennedy GG (2010) Survey of wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in North Carolina sweetpotato fields and seasonal abundance of Conoderus vespertinus. Journal of economic entomology 103(4), 1268-1276. | ||
| Saccharum officinarum (SACOF) | Major host | |
* Karounos M, Cherry R, Odero D, Sandhu H, Beuzelin J (2019) Host plant preference of Melanotus communis (Coleoptera: Elateridae) among weeds and sugar cane varieties found in Florida sugar cane fields. Florida Entomologist 102(2), 403-407. | ||
| Solanum tuberosum (SOLTU) | Major host | |
* Jansson RK, Lecrone. SH (1991) Effects of summer cover crop management on wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) abundance and damage to potato. Journal of economic entomology 84(2), 581-586. | ||
| Zea mays (ZEAMX) | Major host | |
* Riley T, Keaster A, Enns W (1974) Four species of wireworms of the genus Melanotus associated with corn in Missouri. Journal of Economic Entomology 67(6), 793. | ||
| Apium graveolens (APUGV) | Host | |
| Avena sativa (AVESA) | Host | |
| Capsicum (1CPSG) | Host | |
| Capsicum annuum (CPSAN) | Host | |
| Daucus carota (DAUCA) | Host | |
| Hordeum vulgare (HORVX) | Host | |
| Sorghum bicolor (SORVU) | Host | |
| Triticum aestivum (TRZAX) | Host | |